Main events calendar

• 21 March 2023 - 21 March 2023
• Global

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023

• 10 March 2023 - 10 March 2023
• New York

Catalysing Collective Action to End Technology-facilitated Gender-Based Violence

This High-Level Panel, taking place on Friday, 10th March 2023 at 1:00 - 2:30pm Eastern Time, aims to build on leading global partnerships, networks and movements to locate synergies for shared action against technology-facilitated gender-based violence. The session will serve as a space to identify resourcing, knowledge and practice gaps to inform strategic coordination and recognition of complementary strengths related to the different facets of work, including those related to policy, advocacy, movement-building, funding, research and data.

• 09 March 2023 - 09 March 2023
• UN Web TV

Harmful Practices: Catalyzing Innovation to End Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage

The high-level panel will include remarks by H.E. Nandy SOME/DIALLO, Minister of Solidarity, Humanitarian Action, National Reconciliation, Gender and Family in Burkina Faso, H. E. Dr. Maya Morsy, Minister of Women and President of the National Council for Women in Egypt, H.E. Eugenia Roccella, Minister of Equal opportunities, Natality and Family in Italy, H.E. Richard Arbeiter, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Diene Keita, Deputy Director of Programme at UNFPA,  Sanjay Wijesekera, Director of Programme at UNICEF,  Irena Moozova, Director for Equality and Union Citizenship at the European Commission, and Serena Fiorletta representing AIDOS, the Italian Association for Women in Development. The panel will also showcase two tech solutions presented by Bernadette Resian Loloju, CEO of the Anti-FGM Board in Kenya presenting the ‘PashaAPP’ - Mobile Appplication  and Roukiatou Sedgo, 2021 FGM Hacklab Winner from Burkina Faso presenting Afriyan: and digital platform for and by FGM Survivors.

• 06 February 2023 - 06 February 2023
• YouTube Live

#MenEndFGM: Partnering with Men and Boys to Transform Social Norms to End Female Genital Mutilation

Commencing on 6 February at 8 AM (EST), the broadcast event will highlight the sustained leadership of Member States, civil society organizations, the private sector and the United Nations system to inspire a global movement to mobilize support for the elimination of female genital mutilation, as well as amplifying the voices of community actors leading the work on engaging and partnering with men and boys on the ground.

• 06 February 2023 - 06 February 2023
• Global

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023

Rooted in gender inequality, female genital mutilation limits opportunities for women and girls around the world to exercise their rights and realize their potential. While progress has been made—girls today are a third less likely to undergo the harmful practice than 30 years ago—there’s much more to be done. Men and boys can be a powerful voice in the call for change.

• 30 January 2023 - 03 February 2023
• UN Web TV

Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS: First Regular Session 2023

The Executive Board holds its first regular session of the new year from 30 January through 3 February 2023. The UNFPA segment begins on 2 February 2023.

• 13 December 2022 - 13 December 2022
• New York, USA / UN Web TV

Launch of the UNFPA Global Humanitarian Appeal

Amidst rising humanitarian crises, UNFPA is appealing for $1.2 billion in 2023 to reach some 66 million women, girls, and young people in 65 countries. UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem will chair the event, which will feature key partners including the United States (TBC), the United Kingdom, Ashley Judd, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, as well as local NGOs from Somalia, Cameroon, and Syria.

• 10 December 2022 - 10 December 2022
• Global

Human Rights Day 2022

74 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a landmark document setting out fundamental human rights to be protected for all peoples and all nations.

• 07 December 2022 - 07 December 2022
• Connecticut, USA / YouTube Live

The Virtual is Real: A Forum Addressing Technology-Facilitated Violence Against Women and Girls

With an estimated 736 million women - almost 1 in 3 - having been subjected to intimate partner violence,  non-partner sexual violence or both at least once in their life (30% of women aged 15 and older), it is clear that gender-based violence stands to be one of the most pervasive human rights violations worldwide, affecting all countries and cutting across age, race, religion, culture, geography, and economic status.